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minno · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject:

easy way to make an incubator is to get a broken beer fridge (1 of them mini fridge things) ask about or go 2 your local tipping site they are bound to have one, get some heat wire and run it down the back of the inside n u got urself a incubator for the price of electricity and heat wire

Scott W · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject:

crested eggs will hatch at ambient room temps no problem, just make sure the sun doesn't hit the egg box.

My eggs are just on a shelf in the crestie room, temps vary from the low 60's up to the mid 80's.

The eggs don't need to be buried, just make a dent with your thumb in the substrate and place each egg in the dent, this just stops the eggs rolling over.
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Scott W · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:59 pm Post subject:

here's a pic from last year

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Jase · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:21 am Post subject:

...show off! Always one! Wink

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ToonTomH · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:21 am Post subject:

I have got them in a cupboard in a room where the sun doesn't directly shine into it.

Does it matter that there wont be any light getting into it?

I have it in this cupboard as it keeps it at a good temperature (Since about 16:00 today it has been from 75-75.7 degrees F, also it is a cupboard that no-one ever goes into, and most importantly, the cat can't get to it!

Yeah, I have put the dint in the soil. When we got them out the tank, we noticed there is a small dint in the egg, it goes up quite a bit of the egg, but isn't very deep, does this seem bad or not?

Thanks for all your replies Very Happy

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Scott W · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:35 am Post subject:

Scott W · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:39 am Post subject:

ben_gecko · Key Member Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 215 Location: London

wow, how many females do you have laying at one time then scott? as from 1st may i should have myself 3 pairs, so will hopefully see some eggs!
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[1.1 O.Monilis|1.0 Rhampoleon Brevicaudatus

ToonTomH · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject:

Right then, I don't know if this is too soon or not but I tried 'Candling' just now. It wasn't a very strong light (Just my phone light), but thought I would try.

However, I am not exactly sure what I need to look out for...What I saw in both was a red 'blob' in the middle, then on both there was a little red line that went accross the egg underneath the 'blob'. Around the 'blob' it was a yellowish colour.

Now if this is too early to check then I will try again another time (Any advice on when). But does this sound good or bad? Or just can't tell 'cause it was so soon!

P.S. The eggs were laid on thursday morning.
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Jackie · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject:

Here's an image of a candled cornsnake egg:

It's not the best image but it's the only one I have at the moment. When you shine the light on the egg you should be able to clearly see a definite red vein.
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3:4 Eublepharis macularius
1:0 Gekko gecko
3:4:1 R. auriculatus
1:3 R. ciliatus
1:1 R. chahoua
1:1 R. leachianus henkeli